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The
level of services provided to the citizens of Arkansas would
be greatly diminished without the vital services provided by
volunteers. The Economic
Impact of Arkansas Volunteers was first
published in 1984 by the Department of Human Services
Division of Volunteerism. The information is compiled and
published annually in collaboration with the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock Institute for Economic Advancement
Research Group. The 2009 * study will be published in
September 2010.
The
eight hundred fifty-four (854) organizations that responded
to the 2008 survey indicate that people of all ages serve as
volunteers. The survey identifies who is volunteering and the services
they are performing. Volunteers are not only the backbone of
the nonprofit sector they also contribute greatly to city,
county and state government. Without question, volunteers
enlarge the capacity and quality of service delivery,
provide clear economic savings, and enhance community
relations and organizational productivity.
The
2008 volunteer survey based on 854 responding groups:
Total hours = 28,612,351
Total volunteers = 604,632
Total
estimated dollar value = $629,154,595*
VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS STUDY 2008
For
more information on this annual publication, contact
Tara Austin at the DHS Division of Volunteerism:
(501)
682-7540, TDD (501) 682-1605
*based
on the 2008 study the estimated value of a volunteer hour of time
is:
$20.25
($19.51 was the value for 2007) as
reported by Independent
Sector, Washington, DC .
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